Window-shade.



FITZ R. LONGSTREET.

WINDOW SHADE.

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926,200. Patented June 29, 1909.

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UNITED STATF PATENT OFFICE.

FTTZ R. LONGSTREET, OF GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA.

WIND OW-SHADE To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FITz RANDOLPH LONG- STREET, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Gainesville, Hall county, Georgia, have invented anImproved Shade for Windows.

My invention consists in an improvement 'for opaque shades, which whenused for rendering a room darkened, or private, is so constructed as toadmit if desired at the same timeV during the day, 'sufficient light fordressing purposes, or for Ventilating sleepling apartments at night.

T e attached drawings are used to demonstrate my improvement in which-Figure #l and Fig. ft2 illustrate shades constructed according to myclaim.

C D H in both figures represent. the window casing, A, the opaquesurface of shade, and B B an open work used to connect the shade withroller e j".

In order to obtain the advantages mentioned above, the opaque surface ofshade marke( A in drawings, should be made just long enough to coverwindow lights effectually; then leaving the warps of shade unwoven orextended at upper or top end to a desired length; these warps to begathered into cords and said cords Iliade into a wide open work ofparallel construction, so as to freely admit bothlight and air, as shownat B B Fig. #1; or to obtain the same results, the extended war ofsuitable length can be gathered into cords and said cords made into anopen work of net construction with wide mesh so as to freely admit lightand air as shown at B B Fig. ft2. The Warp strands are shown at g, g,-being gathered into cords B B which are attached to rollers e f.

The opaque surface of shade is of suf- Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8, 1908.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Serial No. 425,925.

cient length to cover the lights thoroughly and darken the room; then bysimply depressing the shade still further, the open work at the topbecomes effective, admitting more and more light as it is pulled down,While the lower or opa( ue surface cuts off the View, thus rendering t eroom private.

The ap lication of the extended warp for making tie o en-work at thetop, renders the whole shan e more compact and stronger than any otherconstruction, and taking less material can be made economically, and byfastening the cords of the open work to the rollers instead of shadeitself, does away with the constant ripping and tearing of shade as fromtacks &c.

The benefit of this open construction is two-fold: First: In the daytime when there is too much light for oflice or other work, or when onelwishes to make a room private, yct having ample light for dressing &c,si1nply ull down the shade until as much light is ai mitted at the topas desired. Second: To insure perfect ventilation and privacy for slee)ing apartments pull down the windows at the top, then adjust the openwork at top of shade adjacent, so as to freely adniit air. This givesperfect ventilation and owing to the mesh construction, the interior ofroom is not visible from the outside even from a higher view.

Therefore l claim:

A window shade having the warp at upper end extended and said warpgathered and made into an open work for admitting light and air, as setforth.

FlT'J R. LONGS'IKENT.

W'itnesses:

ZUA M. UNGER, HENRY E. TonconAN.

Correction in Letters Patent Nc. 926,200.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 926,200, granted June29, 1909,

upon the application of Fitz R. Longstreet, of Gainesville, Georgia, foran improvementin Window-Shades, an error appears requiring correction asfollows: In the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2, the reference letter g shouldappear to indicate the warp strands, as referred to in thespecification; .and lthat the drawings should be read as herein'setforth that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patentme.

Signed and sealed this 28th day of September, A. D., 1909. l

A 0. c. BiLLINGs,

ctz'ng Commissioner of Patents.

